User:Katelynyac/The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio

The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio is an diversity training organization located in Beachwood, Ohio. The center trains local professionals in the benefits of diversity in the workplace over the course of one year, serving nine counties, including Cuyahoga, Summit, Lorain, Portage, Lake, Erie, Geauga, Trumbull, Ashtubula.

Professional development

The Diversity Center provides numerous programs to provide diversity management to local businesses and organizations. These programs include "Cultural Competency" training, "Healthcare Disparities" training and a "Micro Messages" workshop, among other training.

Philanthropy

The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio has been involved in local charities and causes in the Northeast Ohio area. In the past, the Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio has funded a walk-a-thon at the Rock of Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, and partnered with the GG9 Gay Games in 2014. The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio has also honored local businesses with humanitarian awards, such as the Sisters of Charity Health System, to bring attention to local outreach. The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio holds a dinner each year to honor Humanitarian award winners, which also doubles as a fundraiser for the center.

Diversity in the Workplace

Different kinds of diversity training is often used in training exercises by may businesses such as "colorblindness" and "multiculturalism." A third option that best explains the Diversity Center's approach to training is through "all inclusive multiculturalism." This approach embraces all types of diversity and uses diversity to help the organization of a business. Embracing diversity in the workplace has been cited as a reason for the economic improvement in the Cleveland area. Diversity management programs have targeted Cleveland's urban areas where the economies have been struggling and used communty outreach to promote health, education and cultural competency.